Separable fashion footwear using zipper

ABSTRACT

Provided is separable fashion footwear such as sneakers, shoes, and boots, using a zipper, in which the upper and lower portions of the footwear can be separated by a zipper, to thereby provide an effect of allowing a wearer to enjoy a variety of colors and/or designs with a pair of footwear. The zipper separable fashion footwear includes a body portion and a bottom sole portion which can be easily coupled with and separated from each other using a zipper. The body portion and the bottom sole portion can be fabricated into various kinds of colors and/or designs, respectively. A single bottom sole portion can be coupled with one of a number of the body portions fabricated according to various kinds of colors and designs, and vice versa. Accordingly, a wearer can enjoy an effect of using a number of pairs of footwear with a pair of footwear in which a body portion of one color and/or design or a bottom sole portion of one color and/or design is replaced with a different body portion of another color and/or design or a different bottom sole portion of another color and/or design, respectively. When the body portion is separated from the bottom sole portion, it is easy to wash the separated body portion and bottom sole portion. For keeping footwear in custody for long, the separated body portion and bottom sole portion can be escaped from smell and humidity.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of Korean Utility Model Registration Application No. 20-2006-0009118, filed on Apr. 6, 2006, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to separable fashion footwear using a zipper, and more particularly, to a pair of separable fashion footwear such as sneakers, shoes, and boots, using a zipper in which the upper and lower portions of the footwear can be separated by a zipper, to thereby provide an effect of allowing a wearer to enjoy a variety of colors and designs with a pair of footwear.

2. Description of the Related Art

In general, existing footwear such as sneakers, shoes, and boots is provided as a pair of footwear having initial designs and colors. Further, wearers should wear a pair of the footwear until they are worn out with the initial designs and colors maintained. They are not only easily washed but also it is not sanitary to wear them due to smell and humidity in the case that they are used for long. Also, since it is not possible to coordinate a pair of footwear in a variety of fashions, it is burdensome for a wearer to purchase several pairs of footwear to enjoy wearing footwear fashionably.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

To solve the above problems of the conventional art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pair of separable fashion footwear such as sneakers, shoes, and boots, using a zipper, in which the upper and lower portions of the footwear can be separated by a zipper, to thereby provide an effect of allowing a wearer to enjoy a variety of colors and designs with a pair of footwear.

To accomplish the above object of the present invention, there is provided separable fashion footwear using a zipper, comprising:

a body portion combined with one half of a zipper assembly;

a bottom sole portion combined with the other half of the zipper assembly; and

the zipper assembly with which the body portion is coupled with the bottom sole portion and the former is separated from the latter.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing the preferred embodiment thereof in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is a photograph perspectively showing zipper separable fashion footwear according to the present invention, in which a bottom sole portion is separated from a body portion;

FIG. 2 is a photograph perspectively showing zipper separable fashion footwear according to the present invention, in order to explain a state of coupling a bottom sole portion with a body portion using a zipper;

FIG. 3 is a photograph perspectively showing zipper separable fashion footwear according to the present invention, in order to explain a state in which a bottom sole portion has been completely coupled with a body portion using a zipper; and

FIG. 4 is a photograph laterally showing zipper separable fashion footwear according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Zipper separable fashion footwear according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a photograph perspectively showing zipper separable fashion footwear according to the present invention, which has been completely separated.

Referring to FIG. 1, the zipper separable fashion footwear includes a bottom sole portion and a body portion. Here, the body portion is combined with one half of a zipper assembly, and the bottom sole portion is combined with the other half of the zipper assembly. The body portion is coupled with the bottom sole portion using the zipper assembly and the former is separated from the latter using the zipper assembly.

The body portion and the bottom sole portion can be fabricated into various kinds of colors and/or designs, respectively. A single bottom sole portion can be coupled with one of a number of the body portions fabricated according to various kinds of colors and designs, and vice versa.

Accordingly, a wearer can enjoy an effect of using a number of pairs of footwear with a pair of footwear in which a body portion of one color and/or design or a bottom sole portion of one color and/or design is replaced with a different body portion of another color and/or design or a different bottom sole portion of another color and/or design, respectively.

That is, according to time and places as well as various types of clothes, wearers enjoy a variety of combinations between a number of colors and/or designs of the body portions or a number of colors and/or designs of the bottom sole portion, with easy and conveniently.

When the body portion is separated from the bottom sole portion, it is easy to wash the separated body portion and bottom sole portion. For keeping footwear in custody for long, the separated body portion and bottom sole portion can be escaped from smell and humidity.

FIG. 2 perspectively shows zipper separable fashion footwear according to the present invention, in order to explain a state of coupling a bottom sole portion with a body portion using a zipper. Depending upon the shape of the footwear, the bottom sole portion can be coupled with or separated from the body portion using a variety of shapes of zipper assemblies, respectively.

FIG. 3 perspectively shows zipper separable fashion footwear according to the present invention, in order to explain a state in which a bottom sole portion has been completely coupled with a body portion using a zipper.

FIG. 4 laterally shows zipper separable fashion footwear according to the present invention.

As described above, a wearer can enjoy an effect of using a number of pairs of footwear with a pair of footwear in which a body portion of one color and/or design or a bottom sole portion of one color and/or design is replaced with a different body portion of another color and/or design or at different bottom sole portion of another color and/or design, respectively. When the body portion is separated from the bottom sole portion, it is easy to wash the separated body portion and bottom sole portion. For keeping footwear in custody for long, the separated body portion and bottom sole portion can be escaped from smell and humidity. Further, it is easy to carry the zipper separable fashion footwear according to the present invention portably, during a long-term travel.

As described above, the present invention has been described with respect to a particularly preferred embodiment. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and it is possible for one who has an ordinary skill in the art to make various modifications and variations, without departing off the spirit of the present invention.

As described above, in order to overcome the conventional shortcomings, a zipper separable fashion footwear according to the present invention is achieved by coupling a body portion which is an upper portion of footwear with a bottom sole portion which is a lower portion of footwear by means of a zipper assembly. Here, the body portion is combined with one half of the zipper assembly and the bottom sole portion is combined with the other half of the zipper assembly, and the body portion and the bottom sole portion are individually fabricated. Accordingly, since the body portion can be replaced by another body portion whose design and color are selectively chosen by a wearer depending upon wearer's clothes, it is possible to selectively determine a number of coordination between clothes and footwear such as sneakers, shoes and boots. Further, only a body portion of footwear or a bottom sole portion can be purchased at wearer's tastes, to thus reduce cost for purchasing footwear. For keeping footwear in custody for long, the separated body portion and bottom sole portion can be escaped from smelt and humidity. When the body portion is separated from the bottom sole portion, it is easy to wash the separated body portion and bottom sole portion. That is, a wash after separation of footwear into the body portion and bottom sole portion can enhance a washing efficiency. 

1. Separable fashion footwear comprising: a body portion combined with one half of a zipper assembly; a bottom sole portion combined with the other half of the zipper assembly; and the zipper assembly with which the body portion is coupled with the bottom sole portion and the former is separated from the latter. 